Abia 2015: Orji’s aide, Ikeazu, joins guber race

THE last has not been heard about the people who are interested in succeeding the incumbent governor, Chief Theodore Orji, come 2015, as one of his aides, and the General Manager of Abia State Environmental Agency [ASEPA], Dr Okezie Ikeazu, has resigned from office to join the race.

The resignation, which may have a rippling effect on the environmental sanitation condition of Aba, the commercial city of Abia State, has swelled the number of contestants for the seat to eight for those jostling to take over from the incumbent governor come 2015.

Speaking with news men in his office in Aba yesterday, Ikpeazu announced his resignation, saying it was in furtherance of his intention to vie for the governorship of Abia State.

He said he had already forwarded his resignation letter to Governor Theodore Orji, adding that his resignation took effect from October 10, 2014 after 15 months he was specifically assigned to keep Aba clean, which he has done to the best of his ability.

He said, “I am certain that there are still a lot to be done and I am equally convinced that my desire to become the next governor of Abia State will afford me a better opportunity to complete the clean-up, rebirth and rebuild our community in a more sustainable and holistic fashion”.

Ikpeazu, who is a biochemist, said his experience within the corridors of politics which spanned over 20 years has imbued in him the capacity to succeed, hence his confidence that he possessed the capacity to analyse the critical proactive solutions of the state’s development challenges.

He added, “I represent the home-bred stock of politicians in this clime with the requisite dynamism to harness all progressive-minded elements within and outside our environment.”